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Market Watch: Optimism rises on inflation peak

Business Editor-at-Large Liam Dann talks to Pie Funds Founder and CIO Mike Taylor talk about the outbreak of optimism at the start of 2023. Video / NZ Herald

Jarden Brief: Microsoft booms but Boeing stalls

Cloud computing a big winner for Microsoft but high costs drag down Boeing.

F&P Healthcare shares soar on revenue guidance

Flu season and China Covid outbreak boosts demand.

Stock Takes: Will 2023 be a better year for NZ shares?

What will this year bring for share markets?

Market close: Pacifc Edge shares jump almost 6%

While new CPI data from the US points to inflation slowing.

Warner Bros Discovery weighs sale of music library to slash debt

Financial Times: Catalogue including Batman soundtracks could get more than $1.5 billion.

US inflation falls to lowest level in more than a year

Financial Times: Sixth consecutive month of decline amid Fed tightening.

Market close: Housing consent data buoys building stocks

Market lightly traded while investors await US inflation data.

Opinion: What if 2023 is not the reset investors are pining for?

Financial Times: Party-poopers point to the risk of a Fed pivot.

Market close: Synlait slumps on profit warning

But the index followed a strong day on Wall Street by rising more than half a per cent.

Sam Bankman-Fried tells Bahamian court he consents to US extradition

Financial Times: FTX founder on way to New York to face criminal charges.

Watchdog says long-running Wynyard Group saga a wake-up call

PwC says it has made big improvements in recent years.

Market close: No Christmas spirit rubbing off on shares

Index has now fallen more than 11 per cent this year.

Recession, election, labour shortages: What will 2023 hold for the markets?

This year has been a rough ride for investors.

Market close: a2 Milk continues its strong run

The New Zealand sharemarket had a muted reaction to falling inflation in the US.

Jarden Brief: Boeing takes off after huge deal rumours, Tesla faces attitude problems

Tesla popularity contest in turmoil after billionaire's wild ride.

Investors withdraw record levels of coins from crypto exchanges

Financial Times: Unclear if coins sold or moved, but they're clearly going.

Market close: Fonterra, Air NZ earnings upgrades lift NZX

The index closed slightly ahead.